The article reports on the plan of oil industry company Royal Dutch Shell plc to end its oil drill project in the Arctic for the foreseeable future after describing the results of its activities as disappointing.

Editorial. Comments on the dispute between Shell and Greenpeace over disposal the disposal of the oil storage rig Brent Spar in Western Scotland ocean; Need for research on deep oceans; Background and details of the debate.

Reports about the dispute between environment group Greenpeace and Shell over the disposal of the Brent Spar oil platform in the deep waters off Scotland. Errors in environmental assessment made in a Shell report over oil platform disposal in North Feni Ridge, North Atlantic ocean; Likely...